A Community Voice
Deer management stories around Australia
Hear from landholders and community groups about the efforts undertaken to management the increasing impacts of feral deer.
Explore the maps below to find case studies from across Australia.
SA Eradication Program
Limestone Coast farmer, Peter speaks about loss of crops and fencing.
Nillumbik Shire Council
The Sugarloaf Link Project was a three year project to control feral deer numbers on private property.
Local Land Services NSW
Hear about deer impacts and how you can help in NSW.
Sunshine Coast Council
Hear from Sunshine Coast Council about feral deer management in their area.
SA Forest Products Ass
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board through its Feral Deer Eradication Program is working with landholders to eradicate feral deer.
Parks Victoria
Holli Holmes from Parks Victoria talks about the deer situation in Eastern Victoria.
Mid Coast Council
Tim Heffernan from the Mid Cost Council explains the extend of the deer situation and their approach.
Tasmanian Wilderness Heritage Area
Hear from Christine Milne about deer impacts on world heritage listed TAS wilderness area.
Eradicating Feral Deer from Eyre Peninsula
Learn about the eradication project in the EP and the specialised contractors using aerial control methods.
Meet the ferals - deer in Australia
ABC Australia presents the complex conundrum of wild deer in Australia.
The Feral Deer Story
Feral deer, introduced in the 18–1900s, have surged to 1–2 million in recent decades, spreading from wild and agricultural areas into urban front yards.
A united voice carries a powerful message!
Hear from landholders and communities directly impacted by increasing numbers of feral deer on their land.
SE SA sheep farmer
Brett - sheep farmer from Kingston SA. Impacts are constant, like loss of production and carrying capacity of livestock. Deer also attract illegal poachers, who cut fences and leave rotting carcasses. Deer also damage our fencing, which then allows other pests onto our property
Jindabyne Cattle Farmer
We were shooting 300 to 500 deer a year, impacts on pasture and fences and the risk of biosecurity was a major concern. Our commercial deer operator has been very effective. Now our pasture production has improved and we are spending less nights shooting deer.
Gold Coast Landholder
Gold Coast Hinterland landholder Wal Mayr talks about the rise of a new invasive species.
Cape Liptrap Landholder
Hear from Cheryl Batagol, a landholder from Cape Liptrap VIC about the rising impacts deer are causing.
Landholders Revegetating
Mariana and Mitch explain the revegetation efforts needed to curve the impacts of feral deer.
Feral deer, they're just a big rabbit
Farmer Ben Brinkworth speaks about the benefits of the feral deer eradication program in SA.
Impacts to malleefowl
Landholder Anne speaks about the improvements seen to nesting malleefowl from the remove of feral deer.
Midlands Sheep Farmer
Simon speaks about reduced productivity from large deer numbers on his property.
Charters Towers Farmer
Cattle farmer Harvey spends all of this spare time shooting deer that overgraze his paddocks.
Weed Spreading Deer
South Eastern NSW cattle farmer Mal speaks about how deer spread weeds and impact productivity.
Crops Destroyed by Deer
Crop farmer Michael, explains why getting ahead of the escalation of der numbers is important.